Patent · US Expired

Method of drilling living bone

US4373518A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 1980
Grant dateFeb 15, 1983
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/848
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to a method of using a half-drill for drilling holes in living bone for orthopaedic operations. The invention also relates to a method of using a half-drill tip on skeletal bone pin for drilling holes in living bone and subsequently using that skeletal pin with external immobilization devices or alone in circumstances where a Steinmann Pin or large Kirschner wire might commonly be selected.

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